Pyongyang, February 16 (KCNA) -- Marshal Kim Jong Un received messages of greeting from organizations of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon) on the occasion of the birth anniversary of leader Kim Jong Il.

They included the Standing Council of the Korean Federation of Workers in Commerce in Japan, Central Standing Committee of the Korean Youth League in Japan, Central Standing Committee of the Korean Democratic Women's Union in Japan, Central Standing Management Board of the Korean Youth Commercial Association in Japan, Central Standing Committee of the Union of Korean Teachers in Japan, Central Standing Council of the Union of Korean Central Educational Association in Japan, Central Standing Council of the Korean Scientists and Technologists Association in Japan, Central Standing Council of the Korean Social Scientists Association in Japan, Standing Council of the Korean Sportsmen's Federation in Japan, Central Standing Committee of the Union of Korean Writers and Artists in Japan, Central Standing Council of the Korean Medical Association in Japan, Central Standing Committee of the Union of Korean Students in Japan, Association of Koreans in Japan for Peaceful Reunification,